Examiner Profile: MCEVOY, THOMAS M - Patent Office Action Stats

Examiner: MCEVOY, THOMAS M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3771 3774 3795 3796

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.8%

Allow Rate

+0.8% vs TC avg

1,065

Total Applications

+35.5%

Interview Lift

1327

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 1016 resolved cases, 2023–2026

0.9%

§101 Eligibility

24.8%

§102 Novelty

53.3%

§103 Obviousness

18.6%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
19086927	DEVICE ENABLING WIRE CANNULATION	Non-Final OA	Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18663828	ADJUSTABLE ENDOLUMENAL IMPLANT FOR RESHAPING THE MITRAL VALVE ANNULUS	Non-Final OA	Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18515150	ROBOTIC SYSTEMS FOR USE THROUGH A NATURAL ORIFICE AND SUTURING WITHIN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT	Non-Final OA	Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18659136	SURGICAL CUTTING SYSTEM WITH OSCILLATING CUTTING IMPLEMENT	Non-Final OA	Stryker Corporation
18398712	Surgical Instrument Including Housing, A Cutting Accessory That Extends From The Housing And Actuators That Establish The Position Of The Cutting Accessory Relative To The Housing	Final Rejection	Stryker Corporation
17470009	IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE DETACHMENT SYSTEM WITH SPLIT TUBE AND CYLINDRICAL COUPLING	Non-Final OA	DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.

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